Adolf loewe



No. 608,692. Patented Aug. 9, I898. A. LOEWE.

LID SUPPOB'E.

(Application filed Apr. 1, 1898.)

(No Model.)

INVENTOR ATTORNEY WITNESSES:

Miran @TATFSK Farnn'r FFllClEt ADOLF LOEVE, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

LID SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION-forming part of Letters latent No. 608,692, dated August 9, 1898. Application filed April 1,1898. Serial No.,676,061. (No model.)

To oaZZ whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ADOLF LOEWE, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of New York city, New York county, New York State, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lid-Supports, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to means for conveniently locking in raised or open position the hinged covers or lids of sundry household receptacles-such, for instance, as a stationary washtub. It also includes the combination therewith, when desired, of a soap-dish which will be in position when the cover is up and will not interfere with the closing or lowering of the cover or lid. The preferred form of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation and partial section of the usual form of stationary washtub with the cover up and myinvention attached, the position of the parts when the cover is down being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a modified form of my attachment with the parts separated.

Throughout the drawings like reference-figures refer to like parts.

1 represents the body of the tub or other receptacle. 2 is the lid or cover hinged thereto at 2. A bracket 3 is fastened to the under side of the cover near'the line of the hinges. 5 is a brace pivoted to the bracket in any convenient manner, as by means of a threaded bolt 6, passing through the hole 12 in the upper end of the brace, the hole 4 in the bracket, and having the thumb-nut 7 and washer 8 cooperating therewith. The opposing faces of the brace and bracket may be provided, respectively, with interlocking corrugations 9 to cause the said opposing faces to become rigidly connected with less pressure of the thumb nut. Various other clamping means might of course be employed. The top of the bracket I prefer to provide with a flattened extension 10, which projects approximately at right angles to the lid or cover, so as to present a substantially hori- .zontal surface when the lid is up, as shown in full lines in Fig. 1, and serve as a soapdish.

If desired, brace 5 may be provided with the weighted projection 11 or similar coun terweight, which tends to rotate the brace on its pivot as the cover or lid is lifted and so to continually press the lower end of the brace against the interior wall of the tub or other receptacle. Other means, such as a spring, might be substituted for the weight to effect this result. The soap-dish 10 might be attached to the upper end of the brace instead of to the bracket and serve the purpose also of the weight 11.

The mode of operating my invention is as follows: When the lid or cover is closed or to be closed, as shown in Fig. 1, the pivoted brace is swung free, as shown in dotted lines, by loosening the thumb-nut 7 or other cla1nping means. When the cover or lid is up, the brace is clamped in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 1 by screwing down the thumb-nut 7, and so prevents the cover falling forward. The soap-dish 10 is then in position for use.

The special advantage of the construction shown in Fig. 2 isthat the brace is always in position for clamping, which can be done with one hand, while the other holds the lid or cover up. In the simpler form of construction (shown in Fig. 1) the brace would need to be held in position while the clamping is done, thus requiring the operator to use both hands.

The main advantage of my invention is that it constitutes a simple and handy means for locking the lid or cover in its upper position or in any intermediate position and so prevents it falling on the operator, as it would otherwise be liable to do on account of its unstable equilibrium. It also provides a soap-dish at the most convenient point when the tub is in use.

Various changes could be made in the details of construction shown without departing from the spirit and scope of myinvention so long as the relative arrangement of parts shown in the drawings and the principle of operation set forth in the specification are preserved.

Having therefore described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the receptacle, the hinged lid therefor, the bracket attached to the lid near the hinge, the brace pivoted to 3. The combination of the receptacle, the

i day of March, 1898.

hinged lid therefor, the bracket attached to the lid near the hinge, the brace pivoted to I said bracket and extending downward into I the receptacle, and means for clamping the Y pivoted brace to the bracket, together with a counterweight for said pivoted brace which tends to rotate the brace on its pivot and press its lower end against the interior of the receptacle, substantially as described.

4. The combination of the receptacle, the hinged lid therefor, the bracket attached to the lid near the hinge, the brace pivoted to said bracket and extending downward into the receptacle, and means for clamping the pivoted brace to the bracket, consisting of a threaded bolt and thumb-nut and interlocking corrugations on the opposing faces of bracket and brace, substantially as described.

Signed by me at New York city this 28th ADOLF LOEWE. Witnesses:

A. PARKERHSMITH, L. H. FOSTER. 

